In Praise of Folly
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In Praise of Folly is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously criticizes the corruption and superstitions of church and society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In Praise of Folly canonical | 3 |
| The Praise of Folly | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T929449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Praise of Folly Context triple: [Desiderius Erasmus, notableWork, In Praise of Folly]
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A.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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B.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
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C.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote is a classic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes that follows the misadventures of an idealistic would-be knight and his squire as they pursue chivalric fantasies in a prosaic world.
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D.
De miseria conditionis humanae
De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
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E.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In Praise of Folly Target entity description: In Praise of Folly is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously criticizes the corruption and superstitions of church and society.
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A.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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B.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
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C.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote is a classic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes that follows the misadventures of an idealistic would-be knight and his squire as they pursue chivalric fantasies in a prosaic world.
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D.
De miseria conditionis humanae
De miseria conditionis humanae is a medieval Latin treatise by Pope Innocent III that reflects on the frailty, sinfulness, and transience of human life.
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E.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance literature
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literary work ⓘ satirical essay ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionYear | 1509 ⓘ |
| author | Desiderius Erasmus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| criticizedGroup |
bishops
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friars ⓘ monks ⓘ princes ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| criticizedInstitution |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| criticizedPractice |
empty ritualism
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indulgences ⓘ superstitious devotion ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Thomas More ⓘ |
| genre |
humanist literature
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satire ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryOn |
classical authors
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contemporary church practices ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| illustratedBy | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| influenced |
European satire
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Protestant Reformation discourse ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
criticism of church corruption
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critique of scholastic theology ⓘ critique of superstition ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | mock encomium ⓘ |
| narrator | personified Folly ⓘ |
| notableEdition |
1511 Paris edition
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1515 Basel edition ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Moriae Encomium ⓘ |
| partOf | Western canon ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | England ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1511 ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian piety
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abuse of power ⓘ folly versus wisdom ⓘ hypocrisy in religious life ⓘ moral reform ⓘ |
| titlePunOn | Thomas More ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In Praise of Folly Description of subject: In Praise of Folly is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously criticizes the corruption and superstitions of church and society.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Praise of Folly